Inning: 1 Seattle Dave McCabe pitching. Gary Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Whitey Sowders strikes out. John Weiss strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Syd Fischer pitching. Mike Callahan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Loy Barbeau flies out to the left fielder. John Lowdermilk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Takumi Fujiwara grounds out to the third baseman. Ellis Ballard grounds out to the second baseman. A.J. Siebert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jack Freigau triples. Eddie Nieves singles past the first baseman. Jack Freigau scores. Urbano Arnold grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Nieves is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dan Pierzynski strikes out. Jack Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Mark McCormack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Garrett Vizquel singles to center field. Syd Fischer lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Gary Chapman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dave McCabe strikes out. Mike Callahan flies out to the right fielder. Loy Barbeau grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Whitey Sowders flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! John Weiss strikes out. Takumi Fujiwara pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Lowdermilk lines out to the third baseman. Jack Freigau flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Nieves singles to left field. Urbano Arnold singles to left field. Eddie Nieves advances to third on the hit. Dan Pierzynski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Seattle Ellis Ballard grounds out to the shortstop. A.J. Siebert strikes out. Mark McCormack singles to center field. Mark McCormack steals second. Garrett Vizquel walks. Syd Fischer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Loy Barbeau. Mark McCormack scores. Gary Chapman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jack Diaz walks. Dave McCabe lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jack Diaz forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Callahan strikes out. Loy Barbeau pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Whitey Sowders grounds out to the third baseman. John Weiss strikes out. Takumi Fujiwara singles to center field. Takumi Fujiwara steals second. Ellis Ballard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Lowdermilk walks. John Lowdermilk steals second. Jack Freigau strikes out. Eddie Nieves strikes out. Urbano Arnold strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle A.J. Siebert grounds out to the shortstop. Mark McCormack grounds out to the second baseman. Garrett Vizquel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dan Pierzynski singles to right field. Jack Diaz singles in front of the center fielder. Dan Pierzynski advances to third on the hit. Bob Shearer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. John Mata is pinch hitting for Dave McCabe. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Mata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Pierzynski scores. Jack Diaz advances to second on the play. Mike Callahan flies out to the left fielder. Loy Barbeau singles to center field. John Lowdermilk grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Seattle Joe Koob pitching. Hajime Tsujino is pinch hitting for Bob Shearer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hajime Tsujino strikes out. Gary Chapman flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Whitey Sowders grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hal Murcer pitching. Jack Freigau grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Nieves hits a home run. Verily Cooper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Urbano Arnold flies out to the left fielder. Dan Pierzynski pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Felipe Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Weiss is hit by a pitch. Takumi Fujiwara walks. Ellis Ballard strikes out. A.J. Siebert doubles to right field. John Weiss scores. Ken Kutzler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark McCormack grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takumi Fujiwara scores. A.J. Siebert advances to third on the play. Garrett Vizquel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jack Diaz strikes out. Ken Kutzler strikes out. Mike Callahan doubles past the first baseman. Loy Barbeau flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Seattle Jordair Jett is pinch hitting for Verily Cooper. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jordair Jett grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Whitey Sowders flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Ray Weiss pitching. John Lowdermilk strikes out. Jack Freigau flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Eddie Nieves strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Seattle John Weiss singles to center field. Takumi Fujiwara walks. John Weiss is out trying to steal third. Takumi Fujiwara steals second. Ellis Ballard grounds out to the second baseman. Takumi Fujiwara advances to third on the play. Hal Foster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. A.J. Siebert hits a home run. Takumi Fujiwara scores. Odell Leon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark McCormack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Urbano Arnold grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Pierzynski triples. Jack Diaz pops out to the shortstop. Jay Cameron is pinch hitting for Odell Leon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jay Cameron walks. Mike Callahan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Seattle total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Mike Callahan (11).3B - Jack Freigau (4), Dan Pierzynski (3).HR - Eddie Nieves (10). Baserunning: SB - John Lowdermilk (4). Fielding: E - Loy Barbeau.
Game Notes Loy Barbeau is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Turk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Flynn did not respond to coaching in speed Art Aldred did not respond to coaching in control Paul Turk improves in speed Dick Scruggs did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bruce Vitelli improves in contact_vs_lefty Ralph Hafey improves in contact_vs_righty Ralph Hafey improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Berg improves in range Joe Berg did not respond to coaching in CF